Finally got my M1A stock finished well

[lipadj46]

Well I have been working on my Boyd's M1A stock for a while now. First I had to sand down some of the finish because SAI had it dyed so dark you could not see the wood grain and the original finish was dull and rough. I have a ton (over 20) coats of BLO with sanding at first and then steel wool in between coats. That ended up looking good but I wanted a bit more shine so I made up my own beeswax polish and put 2 coats on the stock and now I have it to the point I want it.

Here are some crappy indoor pics (it's raining but I will take some good ones then next nice day). It is not quite as shiny as it looks in the pictures

 

[P.B.Walsh]

That looks good even to me, and I HATE wood stocks

 

[TexasRifleman]

Good grief that looks great!

I'm gonna send you mine, how much you charge?

 

[lipadj46]

Good grief that looks great!

I'm gonna send you mine, how much you charge?

No charge, I would enjoy it. It would take a couple months though

It was actually cool to make the beeswax polish and actually have it work well.

 

[10-Ring]

Hey, that looks pretty nice. good going!

 

[Mark whiz]

Very Nice indeed.
Congrats on a fine job.